Electric vehicles are still relatively ‘young’ and though there are various EV bodystyles to choose from – just like combustion engine vehicles – more specialised vehicles have yet to be considered. For example, vehicles which can accommodate wheelchairs (without...
During Proton’s early years, the factory built the cars with just the basic equipment and left the addition of accessories to third parties after the cars were delivered to the showrooms. Only the air-conditioner and audio system were installed...
Malaysia has gained some prominence in the Tesla world with the opening of the largest station of Superchargers in Southeast Asia. Situated at Gamuda Cove, the large residential area next to the ELITE Highway on the way to KLIA,...
Isuzu Motors, one of the leading truck makers in the world, will unveil a fully electric D-MAX 1-ton pick-up truck next week at the 2024 Bangkok International Motor Show.
2 motors for full-time 4WD
At this time, the company is providing...
It’s hard to imagine that it’s already been 17 years since the Nissan GT-R was launched at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. Like the Z, the GT-R was continued by Carlos Ghosn, delighting enthusiasts and Nissan fans around the...
When Mercedes-Benz presented the VISION EQXX concept car at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, it was intended to be not just for a static display of design and new technologies. The fully engineered electric car was to be a...
In October 1963, a fairly new Italian car company presented its first prototype, a sportscar it designated ‘350 GTV’, at a motorshow in Turin. The company was called Automobili Lamborghini, founded by Ferrucio Lamborghini who had up till then...
When Chery made plans to enter the Malaysian market again, it wanted to make sure that it would have a presence all over the country. Not only to introduce its new models but also to have after sales services...
With the Chinese brands gaining an increasing presence in Europe, helped by the lower prices of their electric vehicles, the European carmakers are rushing to develop lower-priced EV models to compete. Soon, we will see new models at the...
SDAC-Ford (Sime Darby Auto ConneXion-Ford) recently reaffirmed its commitment to the empowerment of Orang Asli communities through a second collaboration with Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Malaysia. The organisation works to address the gaps in our social system through innovative ways...
It started with the ‘puddle light’ that may have first been introduced with a Range Rover about 15 years ago. This was just a small light under the door mirror which projected a beam of light onto the ground...
Computer simulations may speed up development work and also reduce cost (no need to crash so many cars as before) but physical crash tests still have a place in the development program of a new model. Although simulations with...
